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Michigan State University Uses Landsat to Monitor Global Climate Change
Source: Walter Chomentowski, Global Observatory for Ecosystem Services, Michigan State University Scientists at Michigan State University’s Global Observatory for Ecosystem Services – or GOES – have a treasure trove of resources
USGS Landsat Newsletter Published
The USGS Landsat Newsletter (vol. 1, issue 1, 2007) has been published on the USGS Landsat website. Its content includes: Landsat Science Team Meeting held January 9-11, 2007 Landsat in Everyday Places
Rainforest Monitoring Improved by Data Fusion
In late April, Science magazine reported that Brazil is a world leader in tropical forest monitoring thanks to their use of data from a number of Earth-observing satellites. Brazil’s Instituto
LTWG-16 Meeting Held in Brazil
Contributor: Terry Arvidson The 16th Landsat Technical Working Group (LTWG) meeting was held in Brazil May 14-18, 2007. The meeting was organized by USGS and hosted by the Instituto Nacional
NASA Awards LDCM Accommodation Study
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Rapid Spacecraft Development Office (RSDO) awarded delivery orders to four contractors for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Spacecraft Accommodation Study on April 30. “The
"The Planet NASA Needs to Explore"
An editorial in today’s Washington Post warns that NASA’s budgetary shift away from Earth science priorities is perilous for our understanding of global warming and its impacts. The piece, authored
Forest Trends in Madagascar
A recently released study provides evidence that social dictums influence the stability of tropical dry forests more than proximate population density. Often, it is assumed that a rising local population
Landsat Image Presented to Queen Elizabeth II
In a historical event for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Queen Elizabeth II of England visited the NASA campus on May 8, 2007. One of the many diplomatic gifts presented to the Queen was a poster commemorating John Smith’s voyage of discovery in 1607 using data from Landsat 7, MODIS, and EO-1.
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Assessing and monitoring grass and forest fires
Contributor: Jan van Wagtendonk, U. S. Geological Survey In recent years, wildland fires have become more intense resulting in increased loss of human life and natural resource damage. An important
Assessing drought impact
Contributor: Alexander F. H. Goetz, University of Colorado at Boulder More than 10 percent of the United States’ High Plains region is made up of sand dunes and sand sheets
Mapping volcanic surface deposits
Contributor: Luke Flynn, University of Hawaii To understand the complex “plumbing” beneath active volcanic lave lakes and determine the amount of lava flowing from them, Luke Flynn of the University
Draft LDCM Special Calibration Test Requirements Released
A draft version of the LDCM reference documents, the Special Calibration Test Requirements (Thermal option addendum), is now available for review and comment. Please provide comments pertaining to this document to Patricia Dombrowski by
NASA Releases ALIAS Software and Algorithm Description Documentation
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has released the Advanced Land Image Assessment System (ALIAS) software and algorithm description documentation to the public. Developed through a collaboration between NASA and USGS,
Two Draft LDCM Reference Documents Released
Draft versions of two LDCM reference documents, the Space Segment Requirements Document and the LDCM Lexicon Document, are now available for review and comment. Please provide comments pertaining to these documents to Patricia Dombrowski by
Landsat Semi-Annual Calibration Meeting Held
NASA and USGS work jointly to insure the radiometric and geometric calibrations, both current and historical, of the Landsat 5 TM and Landsat 7 ETM+ are maintained and refined. As
Landsat Technical Working Group Meeting Held
This year’s Landsat Technical Working Group (LTWG-15) meeting was held in Sweden May 15-19, 2006. The meeting was organized by USGS and hosted by the European Space Agency at the ESRANGE facility
Industry Input Wanted for LDCM General Environmental Verification Specification
The LDCM project is soliciting industry input regarding the application of the General Environmental Verification Specification (GEVS) to the LDCM mission development. The objective of this request for comment is to solicit
News Archives
Assessing and monitoring grass and forest fires
Contributor: Jan van Wagtendonk, U. S. Geological Survey In recent years, wildland fires have become more intense resulting in increased loss of human life and natural resource damage. An important
Assessing drought impact
Contributor: Alexander F. H. Goetz, University of Colorado at Boulder More than 10 percent of the United States’ High Plains region is made up of sand dunes and sand sheets
Mapping volcanic surface deposits
Contributor: Luke Flynn, University of Hawaii To understand the complex “plumbing” beneath active volcanic lave lakes and determine the amount of lava flowing from them, Luke Flynn of the University
Draft LDCM Special Calibration Test Requirements Released
A draft version of the LDCM reference documents, the Special Calibration Test Requirements (Thermal option addendum), is now available for review and comment. Please provide comments pertaining to this document to Patricia Dombrowski by
NASA Releases ALIAS Software and Algorithm Description Documentation
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has released the Advanced Land Image Assessment System (ALIAS) software and algorithm description documentation to the public. Developed through a collaboration between NASA and USGS,
Two Draft LDCM Reference Documents Released
Draft versions of two LDCM reference documents, the Space Segment Requirements Document and the LDCM Lexicon Document, are now available for review and comment. Please provide comments pertaining to these documents to Patricia Dombrowski by
Landsat Semi-Annual Calibration Meeting Held
NASA and USGS work jointly to insure the radiometric and geometric calibrations, both current and historical, of the Landsat 5 TM and Landsat 7 ETM+ are maintained and refined. As
Landsat Technical Working Group Meeting Held
This year’s Landsat Technical Working Group (LTWG-15) meeting was held in Sweden May 15-19, 2006. The meeting was organized by USGS and hosted by the European Space Agency at the ESRANGE facility
Industry Input Wanted for LDCM General Environmental Verification Specification
The LDCM project is soliciting industry input regarding the application of the General Environmental Verification Specification (GEVS) to the LDCM mission development. The objective of this request for comment is to solicit
